Nick Mitchell - Newbie

[Nick Mitchell]

Hi, I live with Lainey and 2 grown up kids on the Isle of Wight.
I bought a 68 years ago with the intention of doing it up to use, but soon realised it was rotten underneath. It was squirreled away until time/money/space/willingness all came together.
Finally I've started the project and Lainey thought it uis a good idea to talk to you guys for inspiration and advice.
That's it really I suppose.
Cheers Nick.

 

[Coda]

Welcome, and I'm sure I speak for the others here when I say, please post some pictures, and maybe open a new restoration thread. It would be good to follow along and watch the progress. Also a point to get any help or advice you may want.

 

[sparkywig]

Hello, and welcome to the forum.
As mentioned previously start a thread in the gallery section as we all like a few pics.

 

[gninnam]

Good luck with the rebuild and get ready to wave bye bye to lots of cash and time

 

[theyorkiebar]

Got any pics?

 

[Nick Mitchell]

I've started the stripping down process and it's gonna go back to the bare bones !
Nice use of batten wood to push out dented bottom corner, and just leave it in there in case you get hit again

 

[sparkywig]

I don't suppose you could post your pics in the gallery section please, Nick? It makes it easier to keep all the photo threads in one place.
Thanks.

 

[ozziedog]

Hi Nick,
looks to be a great project. It looks to be in much better shape than I was guessing from your initial post. There’s an expert or two on here with various specialities and my particular speciality is nowadays just talking about it more-so than doing it
I restoed mine about ten or twelve years ago and there’s a fair bit that needs another whiz round with the welder here and there after I recently took my old flooring out whilst up at the tip but it seemed a good idea at the time. Until I found a nest of rust patches over all the floor supports.
Started working on it then realised I could no longer see what I was actually doing, as in, I can see what I’m doing up until the point of the arc flaring, then all I can see is the Fourth of July, I can’t see the edges or more importantly the weld pool. So I’ve just invested in some new lenses for my helmet and I’m about to have a go this weekend if I get a chance. Hopefully through the miracles of new scratch free lenses , I maybe on a winner or maybe I’ll have to call in the cavalry and get Nick and the boys at CJ Motors to wiz their mig around it one more time
So get stuck in and chunk out a bit at a time and youll be there in next to no time. We’ve got restos on here that have taken lots of time and we have some that are whizzed out in next to no time, but they all get there in the end .

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,and that’s when it’s worth it

 

[Nick Mitchell]

I don't suppose you could post your pics in the gallery section please, Nick? It makes it easier to keep all the photo threads in one place.
Thanks.

Thanx for interest, as I'm new to forum, how do I post pics in gallery plz ?

 

[sparkywig]

Click on the gallery link and then the post thread button at the top right.
Think of a name for your picture thread and post at your leisure.

 

[Nick Mitchell]

 

[Nick Mitchell]

Rotten chassis and floor around torsion bar tube, its gonna need major surgery

 

[Nick Mitchell]

Rotten chassis and floor around torsion bar tube, its gonna need major surgery

 

[Nick Mitchell]

I've got a plan to do a space frame inside vehicle and rotate like the rotisseries u can get. Then remove the floor n parts of chassis, hopefully I can keep the integrity of the shell intact.

 

[Nick Mitchell]

Hi Nick,
looks to be a great project. It looks to be in much better shape than I was guessing from your initial post. There’s an expert or two on here with various specialities and my particular speciality is nowadays just talking about it more-so than doing it
I restoed mine about ten or twelve years ago and there’s a fair bit that needs another whiz round with the welder here and there after I recently took my old flooring out whilst up at the tip but it seemed a good idea at the time. Until I found a nest of rust patches over all the floor supports.
Started working on it then realised I could no longer see what I was actually doing, as in, I can see what I’m doing up until the point of the arc flaring, then all I can see is the Fourth of July, I can’t see the edges or more importantly the weld pool. So I’ve just invested in some new lenses for my helmet and I’m about to have a go this weekend if I get a chance. Hopefully through the miracles of new scratch free lenses , I maybe on a winner or maybe I’ll have to call in the cavalry and get Nick and the boys at CJ Motors to wiz their mig around it one more time
So get stuck in and chunk out a bit at a time and youll be there in next to no time. We’ve got restos on here that have taken lots of time and we have some that are whizzed out in next to no time, but they all get there in the end .

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,and that’s when it’s worth it

 

[Nick Mitchell]

Na, this is toast or at best macvities this poor old unloved bus ! I gotta go to plan B and make a plan B !!

 

[Nick Mitchell]

Hi All, plan B is : getting some strength and steel back inside the shell before taking floor out and redoing chassis